Another Big Win

The Blue Crabs can thank James Shanks for the win tonight, getting 5 of the 6 RBIs in the game and hitting a crushing grand slam homerun to the opposite side of the field insured the Blue Crabs victory tonight over the Bridgeport Blue Fish.

After Captain Jeremy Owens led off the second inning with a triple James Shanks would bring him in on a sacrifice fly for his first RBI of the game. Things would be quite on both teams until the 6th where the Blue Crabs would start to dominate offensively. Jermy Acey led off the inning with a single and would be sacrificed over by Patrick Osborn, Eric Crozier would then walk and Owens would single loading the bases. After working to a 2-2 count James Shanks would get his pitch and crush it over the opposite field wall for a 4 RBI Grand Slam his first of the season and second for the Blue Crabs. Though it would not be needed; an additional run was brought in by catcher Lance Burkhart on a single.

The Blue Crabs pitching was again phenomenal as starter Ryan Bicondoa went 7 innings giving up 6 hits and 2 runs both earned. He walked only one batter and struck out 3. He gave up one homerun to Blue Fish right fielder Brandon Sing. Edward Rodriguez would come in for the second time in as many days to pitch 2/3rds of an inning of relief. Giving up only one walk and nothing else. To finish off the game was typical situational lefty Matt Schweitzer who struck out Ryan Radmanovich looking to end the 8th. In the 9th Matt was unstoppable despite giving up one walk he worked around it getting two more strike outs and a fly out. Matt struck out Jesse Hoorelbeke looking that would get Jesse kicked out of the game as he said something to the umpire. Despite not having save man Jim Ed Warden the Blue Crabs bullpen appeared as strong as ever.

In Other Blue Crabs News: We remain in first place 4.0 games ahead of Long Island, 5.0 Games ahead of Camden and 8.5 games ahead of Bridgeport. Tomorrow we face Bridgeport at 6:05.